The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-21
ON RAIL AND CROssTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.

General Manager Haines, of the Savan-
NAH Florida and Western railway, and
family have been spending some days in
Thomasville Col Haines' visit there was
in connection with the Townsville, ITALIA
hassee and Monticello road, and he and
Messrs. McFendon q Reynolds drove over
a part Of the line. Track laying will COM
nence Jan. l.
The West bound business of the South
western Railway Association has increased
SS50,0OO during the ten months of this year.
The East~bouud business for the same period
was $3.50 0G0. At the same time there was
q decrease in the car movement of the
Southwest Association roads of over 30, 600
cars This is due to the increased move
ments of high-clasS freight, most of which
is WeSt-bOund, and Il decrease In grain and
provisions going East.
Representatives of the leading railroads
of the East met at New \ ork last week to
organize for the purpose of making some
general and co nmon move in reference to
the heating of cars by steam. IF this sys-
tenn is generally introduced it will be neces-
Sary for the roads to have uniform system,
50 that the cars of one company can be
coupled with those of the others. No def
mite action was taken. but committee was
appointed to take the necessary steps for
fmthering the scheme.
tractor McLain is getting ready to push
things on the Townsville, Tallahassee and
Monticello road. Several Of his men are
there, and they are preparing to begin work
in dead earnest. The Times says: -Four
camps will be established and work pushed
all along the line. Mr.. Brown is building
his camp on Mr.. Mitchells land, ten miles
from town. MIR. Campbell is building his on
the south side of the Mccartney place, six
miles from town Mr., Horace Curry will
probably build his camp about where tine
railroad crosses the Magnolia road, and
there will be a camp between Curry's camp
and town. Mr. McLaln already has a large
quantity of tools and supplies in the depot.
Operations on very lively and very large
scale will commence on Monday or Tues
day"
The Railroad GazetteSives the following
account of the northernmost railroad enter
prise in the world: The Swedish and Nor
wegian railroad, which isnow building from
Lulen, on tho Gulf of Bothna, TO Lafoden,
on the North sea- is partly situated within
the Arctic circle, and is 100 miles further
north than any railroad in Canada. The
winter has not, however, been found too
severe by the English employees and their
wives, and the snowfall is less than in some
more southern ATTITUDES, while the darkness
| of the long winter nights is rarity compep-
! stated by the lights of the aurora. The
! line is being built by an English com-
! panv in order to tap the enormous
! deposits of iron ore in the Gellivare noun
! tainS II Is feared that the ore IN the Bill
! bao district is nearly exhausted, and as this
! is the main source Of supply for many steel
/ works in the United States and Europe, II
new field OF non phosphoric ore suitable for
! steel rail making Is very desirable. \ CON
! siderable demand exists already for the Gel
! livare ore, and hydraulic machinery, copa-
! Bile Of delivering on board ship 10000 tons
OF ore IL twenty-four hours is being in.
stalled on the compauys wharf at lIllca
/ The engines and cars useo have heen built
I in England. The former have eight coupled
| wheels, and weigh III 900 pounds in work
ing order. The ore cars are made of steel
throughout, and are $1,000 pounds capacity.